Helping out at the Community Garden

On Tuesday afternoon, all the fourth graders at La Junta Intermediate School went to the Community Garden on the Otero Junior College property.

Bette McFarrenbmcfarren@ljtdmail.com

On Tuesday afternoon, all the fourth graders at La Junta Intermediate School went to the Community Garden on the Otero Junior College property. Their mission was to help the gardeners by doing some of the necessary mulching and planting chores. It was their community service project.

A local nursery donated the plants that the students were transplanting. The students were also hauling mounds of cut grass on tarps from the storage piles to the garden area. Some could be seen pushing wheelbarrows, which looks like a lot more fun than it actually is.

The sun was hot, the farmers were young, and there was a water spout to drink from. At the end, willing participants (including at least one teacher) stood in a horizontal line and a teacher used a garden hose to spray the students to cool them down and refresh them before they left the garden. It looked like a great field trip. The garden furnishes fresh vegetables for Associated Charities all summer long.